BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Glencoe & District Historical Society - ECPv6.0.9//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://glencoehistoricalsociety.ca
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Glencoe & District Historical Society
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/Toronto
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20260308T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20261101T060000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260121T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260121T143000
DTSTAMP:20260429T214212
CREATED:20250328T191435Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260121T133714Z
UID:3116-1769000400-1769005800@glencoehistoricalsociety.ca
SUMMARY:Jan 21: CANCELLED DUE TO SNOW STORM - 10\,000 years of Agriculture and Food in Southwestern Ontario
DESCRIPTION:WE ARE RESCHEDULING KAE ELGIE TO MAY 20\, 2026.   \nTime and place to be decided. \nDrawing from extensive research saved by her ancestors and combined with her in-depth research into census and land records\, archaeological findings\, and historical texts\, Kae Elgie tells the remarkable story of 10\,000 years of food gathering and agricultural production on the 200-acre farm in Chatham-Kent where she grew up. \nWhat began as an exploration of her own family history soon evolved into a broader narrative of agricultural\, social\, and economic trends stretching back to the end of the last Ice Age. Her presentation will explore how changes in the land and its use reflect deep shifts over millennia\, from Indigenous food systems to the colonial and modern eras. \nElgie’s compelling research culminated in her book\, This Land: the story of two hundred acres in Kent County\, Ontario\, and her talk promises to inspire and fascinate anyone interested in agricultural history\, genealogy\, and the legacy of Southwestern Ontario’s farmland. \n  \nBio:\n Kae Elgie brings to her research a wealth of experience from her pre-retirement career as Manager of Information Technology for the Region of Waterloo Library. Her passion for organizing information continues to guide her family history and genealogy work. \nKae is a member of several historical organizations\, including the Kent County Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society\, the Ontario Historical Society\, and Architectural Conservancy Ontario. She is the author of This Land: the story of two hundred acres in Kent County\, Ontario (Fountain Street Press\, 2019). \nBook Information:\n Elgie’s book\, This Land: the story of two hundred acres in Kent County\, Ontario (Fountain Street Press\, 2019\, ISBN 978-0-9812776-3-9)\, is available for purchase.\n Contact: info@fountainstreetpress.ca | 519-635-8951 \nWebsite:\n Visit Kae Elgie’s author page at https://www.facebook.com/FountainStreetPress/ \n 
URL:https://glencoehistoricalsociety.ca/event/elgie/
LOCATION:Glencoe Public Library\, 123 McKellar St.\, Glencoe\, Ontario\, N0L 1M0\, Canada
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://glencoehistoricalsociety.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/This-Land-display-22-July-2023.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Glencoe%20%26%20District%20Historical%20Society":MAILTO:contactus@glencoehistoricalsociety.ca
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260124T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260124T133000
DTSTAMP:20260429T214212
CREATED:20251217T141323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260124T210407Z
UID:3697-1769252400-1769261400@glencoehistoricalsociety.ca
SUMMARY:Jan 24 - CANCELLED due to sickness:  Mapping Heritage Farms in sw Ontario
DESCRIPTION:The Workshop with Evan is cancelled Saturday morning.  He has COVID and the weather is too unpredictable.   \n11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Saturday\, January 24\, 2026 \n  \n 📍 Location: The Archives\, 178 McKellar Street\, Glencoe\, ON \n  \nJoin the Glencoe & District Historical Society for an engaging midday session with Evan Abma\, local historian\, Chair of the Sarnia Heritage Committee\, and a leading voice in documenting Ontario’s disappearing rural heritage. \nOver the past several years\, Evan has undertaken an ambitious research project mapping historic farmhouses across Lambton County. Using a wide range of sources—including historical land registers\, tax assessments\, farm directories\, topographic maps\, census records\, satellite imagery\, concession maps\, and digital tools such as Google MyMaps—he has documented approximately 1\,700 historic farmhouses still standing\, down from about 2\,000 in 2009. \nIn this 30–40 minute presentation\, Evan will: \n\nWalk participants through the research methods and tools used to identify and map historic farms\nDemonstrate how these approaches can be adapted by local historians\, heritage groups\, and landowners\nShare insights into patterns of loss\, including farm consolidation\, demolition trends\, and planning barriers\nReflect on why preserving historic farmhouses matters for understanding our rural landscape\, settlement history\, and architectural heritage\n\nThe Google Map.  \nThe Facebook Group: Lost Lambton\, Found!  \nWhat are the implications here in SW Middlesex?  \n Over the years\, Glencoe & District Historical Society members have been actively documenting heritage architecture\, historic farms\, cemeteries\, and rural landscapes across Southwest Middlesex. We are eager to learn how historical land records\, assessments\, directories\, and census data can be layered with modern tools such as Google MyMaps to create living\, shareable records of our rural heritage. This presentation may help spark ideas for how we can apply similar methods locally\, building on the work already underway in our community. \nCall to Action:\n If you have an interest in historic farmhouses\, rural architecture\, mapping\, research\, or local history—and especially if you’ve already gathered notes\, photos\, or stories—this session is for you. Come learn\, ask questions\, and imagine what a shared\, community-driven heritage map for Southwest Middlesex could look like. Your knowledge and curiosity are part of preserving the stories written into our landscape. \n  \nBackground \nEvan’s work began after he noticed that many historic homes featured in an online article about Warwick Township were no longer standing. What started as a small tracking project quickly expanded to all of Lambton County\, revealing uneven patterns of preservation—some areas retaining many historic homes\, while others have seen rapid decline. \nThese farmhouses represent more than buildings. They embody the aspirations of early rural settlers\, marking a transition from log cabins to substantial homes that reflected permanence\, prosperity\, and connection to the land. Their loss\, Evan argues\, erodes not only housing stock but also our tangible link to rural history. \nThe presentation will be followed by time for conversation\, questions\, and informal discussion over lunch. \nThis event will be of interest to: \n\nLocal historians and genealogists\nFarmers and rural landowners\nHeritage advocates and planners\nAnyone interested in rural history\, landscape change\, and preservation\n\nAll are welcome.\n Please join us for learning\, conversation\, and community around the shared task of understanding—and caring for—our rural heritage.
URL:https://glencoehistoricalsociety.ca/event/jan-24-mapping-heritage-farms-in-sw-ontario/
LOCATION:The Archives\, 178 McKellar Street\, Glencoe (Southwest Middlesex)\, Ontario\, N0L 1M0\, Canada
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://glencoehistoricalsociety.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/lambton.png
ORGANIZER;CN="Glencoe%20%26%20District%20Historical%20Society":MAILTO:contactus@glencoehistoricalsociety.ca
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR